Midwest Sales Trainee: Fast-Track to Field Leadership

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc.; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

JLG, an Oshkosh company, is seeking a Sales Trainee for its North American Field Sales team. The role involves rotating through Inside Sales, Field Aftermarket, Whole goods sales, Marketing, Finance, Purchasing, and Manufacturing, with 50% travel to visit customers and build relationships.

The successful candidate will learn all areas of the sales team, enter orders, coordinate activities, and analyze regional trends to support forecasting, while developing strong communication and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field.
• Ability to travel 50-70%.

Responsibilities

• Understand and learn all areas of JLG sales team through a rotational program.
• Work with the inside sales team to enter orders, and field customer calls.
• Act as an inter-department liaison coordinating essential company activities on behalf of the sales team.
• Partner with sales team members to ensure alignment on customer and regional needs or trends.
• Partner with sales representatives to enter customer information and configure machines that meet customer’s current and future demands.
• Analyze regional sales and order book entries to provide credible input for the forecasting process.
• Handle certain administrative tasks as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer focus

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Job description

JLG, an Oshkosh company, is seeking a Sales Trainee for its North American Field Sales team. The role involves rotating through Inside Sales, Field Aftermarket, Whole goods sales, Marketing, Finance, Purchasing, and Manufacturing, with 50% travel to visit customers and build relationships.

The successful candidate will learn all areas of the sales team, enter orders, coordinate activities, and analyze regional trends to support forecasting, while developing strong communication and